- 1: Th'éx̲welwetem
- 2: Leq'álqel
- 3: Syó:ys
- 4: Shxw'íyem
- 5: S'álhtel qas te Sqó:qe
- 6: Tháytem te Skwúkwel Syó:ys
- 7: Í te S'álhtel Letám
- 8: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 9: Leq'áleqel
- 10: Shxw'íyem
- 11: Líchxw Smámalyí?
- 12: S'álhtel qas te Sqó
- 13: Xwe'ít te Swáyel
- 14: Leq'álqel
- 15: Shxwe'íyem
- 16: Ye Mestíyexw
- 17: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 18: Skwúl
- 19: Ileqá:ls
- 20: Shxw'íyem
- 21: Mestíyexw
- 22: Í:lhtel
- 24: Syó:ys
- 23: Íleqels
- 25: Shxw'íyem
- 26: Sx'áts Pípe
- 27: S'álhtel
- 28: Íleqáls
- 29: Skwúl
- 30: Sq'eq'óxel
- 31: Mestíyexw
- 32: S'álhtel qas te Sqóqe
- 33: Th'éx̲welwétem
- 34: Xwe'í:t te swáyel
- 35: Tháytem te Skúkwel Syó:ys
- 36: Le Á:yel
- 37: S'álhtel qas te Qó
- 38: Ileqá:ls
- 39: Q'élqéylthet
- 40: Skwúl
- 41: Pípetels
- 42: Leq'á:lq'el
- 43: Skwúl
- 44: Éyósthet
- 45: Íleqals
- 46: Mestíyexw
- 47: Skwúl
- 48: Pekche'áwtxw
- 49: Lálats'éwtxwem
- 50: Skwúl
34: Xwe'í:t te swáyel - 34: Weather
Xwe'í:t te swáyel 34A
A
Selchím te swáyel lí te Ts'elxwéyeqw?
How is the weather [lit. day] in Chilliwack?
How is the weather in Chilliwack?
B
Stím te slhémexw íkw'eló.
It is raining hard here.
A
Éy tw'a lís swí:wel wáyeles.
[lit. It would be good if it’s sunny tomorrow].
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.
B
Tl'xwéleqtset wás ís lhéméxw.
We’re lucky if it doesn’t rain.
Xwe'í:t te swáyel 34 B
A
Kwá xwe'í:t te swáyel lí te Ts'elxwéyeqw?
What kind of weather are you having in Chilliwack?
B
Ts'áts'elew éy swí:wel te swáyel.
It’s a very sunny day.
A
Lí yíq cheláqelhelh látelh?
Did it snow yesterday morning?
B
Á:'a, qe éwe lís hí:th kw'ses yíyeq. X̲wém kw'es lé yít'ems.
Yes, but it wasn’t snowing long. It melted quickly.
| Audio | Halq'eméylem | English |
|---|---|---|
| shxwtl'ép | deep | |
| yít'em | to melt away | |
| qéyx̲em | to slip, to slide | |
| yíq | to snow | |
| líqwel | get calm (weather), to calm down (of weather) | |
| spí:w | ice | |
| swiwel | sunny, it's sunny | |
| hílém | fall and roll | |
| iyílem | clear up (of weather) | |
| tqát | to close something | |
| stím | fast, hard [of snow, rain, etc.] | |
| kwelósel | to drive, to steer | |
| leq'álhstexw | stay on the right way/track | |
| shxwt'ás | what’s it like, what’s it doing? | |
| slílexwelh | calm |
We did not have tea from Asia in traditional times, of course, but we have always made herbal teas from local plants. Salmonberries, which we call elíle (or elíl:álhp for the plant) were one of the main plants we would use for teas, which we would make from the leaves of the plant, though we also used crabapple, blackberry, rasberry, and rosebud. It was common to pick the whole branch from a tree and hang it upside down to dry for making tea.
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